The hiring of city staff is taking heat from our elected officials. At Tuesday night's budget meeting came to an end a couple of councillors made the case that with 80 percent of the budget coming from wages, maybe it's time to stop the hiring of new staff. Councillor Aldo Ruberto says we keep hiring staff and putting it on the shoulders of the taxpayers, maybe it's time for a wage freeze. Councillor Ken Boshcoff also spoke up about staff numbers.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Councillors take aim and staff hirings
The hiring of city staff is taking heat from our elected officials. At Tuesday night's budget meeting came to an end a couple of councillors made the case that with 80 percent of the budget coming from wages, maybe it's time to stop the hiring of new staff. Councillor Aldo Ruberto says we keep hiring staff and putting it on the shoulders of the taxpayers, maybe it's time for a wage freeze. Councillor Ken Boshcoff also spoke up about staff numbers.
